AIH, needed or not
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From: Columbia, MO
Originally Posted by aklim
If Ford thought you needed it, they built it the way it should be done.
I say ditch it. Mine's been gone for the last two winters and I've never had a problem. Temps here (well, back in Missouri - I'm in Maine until tomorrow), can get down to the single digits during the winter.
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From: Hartford, WI
Originally Posted by jtharvey
I don't know if it's so much that Ford thought we needed it, or the EPA thought we did to help with emissions when cold.
I say ditch it. Mine's been gone for the last two winters and I've never had a problem. Temps here (well, back in Missouri - I'm in Maine until tomorrow), can get down to the single digits during the winter.
I say ditch it. Mine's been gone for the last two winters and I've never had a problem. Temps here (well, back in Missouri - I'm in Maine until tomorrow), can get down to the single digits during the winter.
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I can understand that. Some people have a certian way of thinking, and refuse to look at any other way. But, I'm glad that not everyone thinks that way, or we wouldn't be enjoying modified Powerstrokes that work different from how Ford intended them, and we wouldn't be suffering from PMS either. 
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From: Middle Tennessee
Originally Posted by aklim
Well, that is how that mechanic seems to think. That Ford has built the perfect truck for everyone. Nothing more should be added and nothing less should be removed. If it is there, Ford put it there for a reason and we have to accept it. If it is not there, it should not be there. He is one of those that believe Ford did everything right and nobody else should mess with it. Tried to explain that Ford did not come to me and build the truck the way I wanted it to be built. Didn't work.
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From: Hartford, WI
Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Well he's an idiot if he cannot see that Ford succumbs to EPA regs and that is all in certain situations. That AIH serves no other purpose and it is a marginal one at that.
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Originally Posted by yamaguy
where is the AIH located?
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From: Hartford, WI
Originally Posted by yamaguy
where is the AIH located?
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From: North of Greenville
Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Leave the AIH relay there though, it makes an excellent GPR replacement in a pinch until you get another if your stocker fails.
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From: North of Greenville
Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
These are the instructions for removal of the AIH itself. It does not show the AIH relay but it is the larger of both of the relays on the passenger side VC and should be the one towards the front IIRC.
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Originally Posted by F250-Newbie
Thanks, Tenn, but i was asking more specifically about using one relay in place of the other. I have already accumulated the details for the AIH delete, which I am planning to do very soon. However, in using the AIH relay in place of the GPR, are there any special details that are critical, or is it a straight swap out? Also, if I'm stuck somewhere and lose my GPR and want to use the AIHR in its place, can I run without the AIHR?
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From: North of Greenville
That's it exactly. I just wanted to make sure I knew how to "pinch hit" with it if I had to. I didn't really mean to make it sound like I thought that they were a one-to-one swap... just an emergency solution. Thanks, Tenn.
